Secure Manufacturing for Food & Beverage

This white paper describes how Safous Privileged Remote Access applies Zero Trust access to smart factories in the food and beverage sector. It is for plant IT, OT and maintenance leaders who need secure remote and vendor access without changing plant networks, legacy equipment or control systems. It covers sector risks, a global manufacturer example and the reference architecture.

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Key Challenges in Food and Beverage Manufacturing

• The Verizon 2025 DBIR Manufacturing Snapshot reports 89% more successful data breaches in manufacturing in 2025.
• The Comparitech Worldwide Ransomware Roundup 2025 reports a 38% year-over-year rise in ransomware attacks on food and beverage manufacturers.
• Automation, IoT and cloud integration add entry points; a compromised vendor account or unmonitored session could halt production or break traceability.
• Complex logins slow maintenance and emergency OEM support.
• Many plants have no secure way to transfer files into the OT environment.

How Safous Helps

• Combines privileged access management, identity and access management and Zero Trust Network Access in one subscription.
• One set of policies and browser-based access for remote maintenance, vendor access and emergency OEM support.
• No software on target hosts; one outbound Safous AppGateway, without network redesign or downtime.
• Integrated ICAP file scanning with access controls for file transfers into OT.
• Session traceability, central governance and audit-ready reporting supporting alignment with ISA/IEC 62443 and NIST 800-82.
• Runs fully offline at high-security sites, on-premises or in the cloud, including air-gapped deployment via Safous Industrial Secure Remote Access (I-SRA).

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Safous require changes to plant networks or control systems?

No. Nothing is installed on target hosts and only one outbound Safous AppGateway is deployed.

How does Safous handle file transfers into OT?

It integrates ICAP file scanning with access controls so files are scanned before they reach the OT environment.

Which standards does Safous support for food and beverage plants?

The white paper states Safous supports alignment with ISA/IEC 62443 and NIST 800-82.

Learn more: Safous Industrial Secure Remote Access and regulatory compliance.